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...s specifically designed for combat were the '''trench guns''' or '''trench shotguns''' issued in World War I. While limited in range, the multiple projectiles ...e Texas Revolution, and buck and ball loads were used by both sides of the American Civil War, often by cavalry units.<ref>See main article, [[shotgun]].</ref>

... their modern manufactured replicas, used in the sport are of the pre-1900 American West and Military eras. Competitors are encouraged to wear costumes or clothing of the [[American west]] or Classic B-Western Movies or military cavalry uniforms of any time

...de]]s, and firearms with a bore over one half of an inch, including some [[semi-automatic shotgun]]s. While current federal laws allow destructive devices, some st [[Category:American gun law]]

! colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" | [[:category:American gun law|US Gun Law]] / [[:category:gun rights|Gun Rights]] case, 2008 ...own the portion of the law that requires all firearms including rifles and shotguns be kept "unloaded and disassembled or bound by a trigger lock." The Distric

...a prohibition on the sale to civilians of certain [[semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] "[[assault weapon]]s" manufactured after the date of the ban's enactment. ...E]], [[TEC-9]], all [[AK-47]]s, and [[Uzi submachine gun|Uzi]]s) and other semi-automatic firearms because they possess a minimum set of features from the following

...as an [[automatic rifle]]. However, many regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider ...alian-made]] [[Mateba Autorevolver|Mateba revolver]] is a rare "hybrid," a semi-automatic revolver. Each press of the trigger fires a cartridge and rotates the cylin

'''Glaser Safety Slug, Inc.''' is a small [[United States|American]] [[ammunition]] company based in Sturgis, South Dakota (the same location ...mpact angles, and that the bullet can lack the power to reliably cycle a [[semi-automatic pistol]]. Use of these cartridges in hand guns for defense/combat situatio

* '''ANSI:''' American National Standards Institute. * '''Autoloader:''' [[semi-automatic firearm]].

...es in order to curb what some see as a historical “bloodiness”, or the American heritage of violence. From the early years of its inception the United Stat ...a higher casualty count? The second issue is more prosaic, and involves an American concept of personal responsibility. Does the government and private propert

...ofAlabama/1975/13A-11-63.htm Ala §13A-11-63] || Short-barreled rifles and shotguns prohibited. ...gely lean on federal gun laws. For example, long gun purchases (rifles and shotguns) and ammunition for long guns require that the buyer be at least 18 years o

...plate acquiring is a rifle or shotgun. Sportsmen are permitted to possess shotguns or rifles for hunting and for skeet and trap shooting, but only after submi ...nment-issued [[selective fire]] combat rifles and [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] handguns in their homes.<ref name="jrlnr">[http://www.nationalreview.com/

...-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]]), [[shotguns]] (not [[pump-action]] or semi-automatic), [[air rifles]], [[paintball guns]], and [[airsoft|airsoft/soft air rifles * '''Category B''': [[centrefire]] rifles (not semi-automatic), [[Muzzleloader|muzzleloading]] firearms made after [[1 January]] [[1901]]

...cally opposed views. On one hand, there are those who advocate for a more "American-style" right-to-ownership, and object to the registration of their personal ...high capacity [[magazines]], limiting [[handguns]] to 10 rounds and most [[semi-automatic rifle]]s to 5. The restrictions did not cover [[rimfire]] rifles or manual

... A Comparison of Results from Two Recent National Surveys''. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 455. (May 1981)</ref><ref name="CN ...rotection. The importance of guns also derives from the role of hunting in American culture, which remains popular as a sport in the country today.<ref name="a

...he trade, but only apply them to a few weapon types (only pistols, or only shotguns, or only (pre-1964) Model '94 Winchester Lever-Action Rifles; for instance) ...arm is only secondary. Decoration of these arms, typically double-barreled shotguns, is on par with the plates used to mint currency and is priced about the sa

Some handgun subtypes include [[single-shot]] pistols, [[revolver]]s, [[semi-automatic pistol]]s, and [[Automatic firearm|fully automatic]], or [[machine pistol]] ...refer to both the [[Enfield Revolver]] and the later [[Browning Hi-Power]] semi-automatic.

...ange of regional issues around the world, including drug violence in South American countries. ...e possession of many kinds of small arms, including [[Semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic rifles]] and [[Handgun|handguns]]<ref name=kopel-byu /><ref name=iansa-nati

... figure in the development of modern [[Automatic firearm|automatic]] and [[semi-automatic firearm]]s and is credited with 128 [[Firearm|gun]] patents — his first w ...Browning Automatic Rifle|Browning Automatic Rifle]], and a ground-breaking semi-automatic [[shotgun]], the [[Browning Auto-5]].

...field relied on various woods for its stock but chiefly walnut, both North American black walnut and European 'English' walnut, renowned for their qualities. ...umbers of Lee-Enfield rifles were built as, or converted to, experimental semi-automatic loading systems, the best-known of which was the '''Charlton Automatic Rifl

...000 were made, and it was adopted by the United States and used during the American Civil War, marking the first adoption of a removable-magazine-fed infantry- ...ion designs date from before World War II, in the period before reliable [[semi-automatic rifle]]s became widely available.